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02708aam a2200457Ii 4500 001 13DBB8F62FC611E7A3652FCCDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170503010126 008 150909s2016 enka b 001 0beng d 020 $a 0745335322 020 $a 9780745335322 020 $a 0745335314 020 $a 9780745335315 035 $a (OCoLC)920734903 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d GZO $d NYP $d OCLCO $d BTCTA $d BDX $d QCL $d STF $d NDD $d SHH $d CUV $d ZCU $d OCLCO $d SFB $d VP@ $d IQU $d COO $d GYG $d IOG $d GGN $d ZYU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E185.97 R63 H67 2016 100 1 $a Horne, Gerald, $e author. 245 10 $a Paul Robeson : $b the artist as revolutionary / $c Gerald Horne. 264 1 $a London : $b Pluto Press, $c 2016. 300 $a 250 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 490 1 $a Revolutionary lives 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and (pages 199-237) and index. 505 0 $a "The best known American in the world" -- Rising star -- Rising revolutionary -- From Moscow to Madrid -- "The tallest tree in our forest" -- "Black Stalin"? -- Robeson: Primary victim of the "Blacklist" -- Britain beckons -- Triumph -- and tragedy -- Death of a revolutionary. 520 $a A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of social justice led him to abandon the theater and Hollywood to become one of the most important political activists of his generation. Gerald Horne's biography uses Robeson's remarkable and revolutionary life to tell the story of the 20th century's great political struggles: against racism, against colonialism, and for international socialism. -- from back cover. 600 10 $a Robeson, Paul, $d 1898-1976. 600 10 $a Robeson, Paul, $d 1898-1976 $x Political activity. 650 0 $a African American singers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Singers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American actors $v Biography. 650 0 $a Political activists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American civil rights workers $v Biography. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Horne, Gerald. $t Paul Robeson $w (OCoLC)948403226 830 0 $a Revolutionary lives. 856 41 $u http://hdl.handle.net/2027/ku01.r2_123 $z Hathi Trust Digital Library 856 41 $u http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=605050 $z OAPEN Library 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018023940.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220506013336.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=13DBB8F62FC611E7A3652FCCDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search